Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-07-07
COUNSEL AND CLIENT
THR CoRrBMPT CAszs IN THE CHAN
cRRY COURT.
Judge Holiday Delivers His Opinion
Revis~ing the Matter and Dis
charging the Rules.

The further answer of Messrs. f.. Y.
Cannon, G. l.. Todd, and r. G. Scott
70 the rules issued against them by
Judge Holiday having been filed Tues
day, the Judge yesterday morning from
the bench read the following
STATEMENT or THE CASE:
ET pGvtc Scott.
The history OF this case is explained
by an order entered on the Both ultimo
in the following words
IL appearing TO the Court from the report
on pec!al-CommissioDers John III. Guy,
Ch9rlts u. Williams, WilliamJ. Leake, and
Thomas e.. jackson that IN pursuance OF
decree entered by this Court on the 29th
day OF May, 1887, in the cause Of Stokes Il
Allen rs. ! he GallegO- Mills Manufacturing
Company Ct 0is. and the Merchants and
Planters Savings Bank Us. The Gallego-
hllls Manufacturing Company et ois., the
sald special commissioners did offer for
sale at public auction In front OF the Gal.
lego Hour mills the property named In the
soId decree at the hour Of ~ NJ. on the
18th day OF June, 1887; and 1t further ap.
pcarine that protest against the said sale
was read TO The said special commissioners
and the crowd then and there assembled
and in Attendance upon the said sale bv
coward Y. Cannon, as counsel for Charles
J.. Todd, party TO The said causes. I'm the
following wOrds-viz.:
"The undersigned, Charles l.. Todd, OF
Richmond, Va, hereby gives notice 10 all
concerned that on the Goth day OF hpril,
1887, al public sale OF the GalIego- Mills
properly, under a decree OF the Chapcery
Court OF The city OF Richmond, made on
the 2@th Of February, 1887, he became the
purchaser OF the whole OF the real estate OF
the CALICO Mills Manufacturing Company,
then sold, with all the franchises, fixtures,
privileges, and appurtenances 10 the same.
and compiled with the terms OF sale, and
insisted. and still insists, that he was and is
the lawful purchaser OF said pro oerty: and
that said court having declined TO recog-
n'ze the said purchase by ITS decree made
the 2Jth day OF May 1887, and thereby
directed the said property TO be again eX.
posed 10 sale on this day 4; and the hour OF
sale having arrived and the undersigned
bayng in the mean time obtained from the
supreme Court Of Appeals OF Virginia an
appeal from The last.named decree OF re.
sale; and having executed in due form
peal; and said appeal being now de-
pending aud undetermined. the under
signed gives notice that he insists upon all
OF his legal and equitable rights In the
premises already accrued, or which may be
dccrccd TO him hcl caftor. aud still assert.
bis nights rs said purchaser; and without
waving the same, and protesting against |
this Ie'alc, reserves 10 himself The right TO |
make bid or bids az this resale upon said |
property. II he shall be advised or of opin- |
ion That il is proper for the protection Of |
'ns Interest 50 10 do. CHARLES l.. rODD.
HichmCnd, Va, June IL, 1891"
Ana Robert &. Scott having, at his own |
instance, "appCaIed at the bar Of this court |
lnd stated that he was also counsel for |
CHARLES l.. Todd; that the said protest was |
read at the said sale by his advice; that he |
hold himscl responsible therefor, and had |
no apology TO make, it Is ordered that the |
aid Robert G.. Scott show cause before this |
court on the 2d day OF july. 1887, ut II |
A. NJ, If any be can. why he should not be
attached for contempt Of count in and about |
he matter OF the said protest"